Sharofat

Sharofat works as a school teacher. She has taught for over twenty years. Sharofat raised her six children well. Her sons are working abroad, and her daughter got married. They all help their mother. Her husband is also a teacher. He works at the Technological University of Hamadoni. Sharofat's children are grown, and she has a lot of free time. She is not going to spend this time idly, so she is taking out a loan to buy a sewing machine. Sharofat has a sewing machine that was manufactured in the USSR, but it is not suitable for professional use. When she gets a sewing machine, she wants to use all of her free time sewing traditional dresses. She is going to start sewing and embroidering dresses.

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This loan is part of Humo's startup loan program targeting particularly vulnerable clients who live at subsistence and do not qualify for the standard loan due to lack of income from an existing business. This program offers clients up to a 4-month grace period on the loan. By funding this loan, you are supporting borrowers who have limited options to start and grow small businesses. This has the potential to alleviate the effects of poverty, significantly improving borrowers' incomes and their families' quality of life.

About MLO Humo and Partners

MLO Humo and Partners is a microfinance institution in Tajikistan that aims to support vulnerable and underserved populations living in rural areas through financial and consulting services for small businesses. Kiva loans are used by groups and individual borrowers to start and grow businesses and build brighter futures for themselves, their families and their communities. This is especially important in Tajikistan, the poorest country in Central Asia, where more than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line.